Iowa Public Universities Application Portal Account

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Complete the following fields to create your account for the Iowa Public Universities Application Portal. Keep this account information in case you need to save your session and return to finish it at a later date.Alternatively you can sign up using one of the buttons to the right.

Student Information

Note to parents/guardians: If you have multiple children applying (or who have applied) for admission, each student will be required to create their own accounts with a unique student email address.

This account uniquely identifies you to the Iowa public universities, so it may not be used for anyone other than yourself. Please note that a unique email address is required for each account.

Do not use nicknames.

Student First / Given Name: *

Student Middle Name:

Student Family / Last Name / Surname: *

This is how the student's name will appear in all communications and records:

Student Birth Date: *
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Birth Date Day
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Birth Date Year("This account can only be used for you. You may change your birth date this one time, so please ensure you're setting it accurately to your birth date.")

Current Student Email Address: *

(Enter your current email address carefully, it cannot be changed after account creation or re-used for another account. This is our primary method of correspondence.)

Confirm Current Student Email Address: *

Parent/Guardian Information (Optional)

This email address may be used on multiple accounts and will be used for family correspondence.

Parent/Guardian Email Address:

Confirm Parent/Guardian Email Address:

Security Question

If you forget your password, you will be asked to answer your security question and provide your birth date in order to verify your identity. If the security question is answered successfully and your birth date matches, you will be allowed to reset your password.

For your security and convenience, make sure the answer to your security question is:

at least five characters in length.

something only you will know.

not related to your password in any way.

unlikely to change over time.

extremely difficult for others to guess, even if they see your security question.

Some examples of good security questions are:

Who was my favorite elementary school teacher?

What was the model of my first car? (What was the first car I ever drove?)